Are You Being Called By Coachella Valley Collection Service?*

Are You Being Called By Coachella Valley Collection Service?* Here’s What You Need to Know

If you’re being harassed by debt collectors, you aren’t alone. Every day, people across the U.S. are stalked, harassed, and yelled at because they are unable to pay their debts. If you’re dealing with a collection agency that treats you like you’re less than human, you can fight back.

Your Rights Under the FDCPA

No matter how much money you owe, collection agencies have to obey the law when pursuing it. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits the use of underhanded and hostile collection tactics like the following:

• Yelling and using profane or abusive language
• Adding illegal service fees to the original debt
• Calling you at all hours of the day and night
• Using an autodialer to call you
• Threatening to ruin your credit for life
• Contacting you directly when they know that you have an attorney

Company Profile: Coachella Valley Collection Service

If you are being called by Coachella Valley Collection Service, more information about the agency operation is below.

Coachella Valley Collection Service is a debt collection agency in Palm Desert, California. It was founded in 1974, employs 15 people, and is overseen by Armondo Torres. Scanning the digital records at the PACER archive shows that many people who believed Coachella Valley Collection Service was harassing them got a free consultation from a consumer lawyer before taking a stand.

Alleged Violations against Coachella Valley Collection Service**

According to PACER, on or around January 25, 2015, Coachella Valley Collection Service allegedly called a California consumer to collect a debt. He stated that during this conversation and others, the caller did not properly identify themselves as a debt collector.

Feeling harassed by Coachella Valley Collection Service, the consumer took the agency to court for:

• Not properly identifying themselves
• Using deception to collect a debt

The matter was later dismissed.

Hire a Consumer Lawyer

The phone numbers for this debt collector are:

• 1-760-346-7458
• 1-888-710-5666

Seeing them on your caller ID when your smartphone buzzes is confirmation that Coachella Valley Collection Service is reaching out to you. If they don’t identify themselves prior to each conversation, hire a consumer lawyer and file a claim against Coachella Valley Collection Service. You could be awarded $1,000 per violation of the FDCPA. The law places professional guidelines on collection agencies and any company that ignores them can be held accountable.

**Case taken from PACER (pacer.gov). File number is Case 5:15-cv-00344-DSF-KK from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

*Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be constructed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Coachella Valley Collection Service or any other third-party collection agency, you may not be entitled to any compensation.

Additional Resources

• How to Stop a Debt Collector from Calling You Repeatedly
• How to Stop a Debt Collector from Threatening Legal Action